2-(Methylamino)ethanol → N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-N-methyl-2-aminoethanol

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A mixture of 2-(methylamino)ethanol (5.2 g, 69.2 mmol) and tert-butyl dicarbonate (15.8 g, 72.7 mmol) in methylene chloride (200 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride, and the organic layer was then washed with water, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give (2-hydroxyethyl)methylcarbamic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester (12.1 g, yield 100%).

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